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The kids of Clone High start smoking raisins which turns Joan, JFK, Abe, Cleo and the others into hippies. Gandhi goes on a journey through his subconscious and Joan attempts to bring everyone back to sobriety. Meanwhile Scudworth takes advantage of the worried parents and gets them to build a giant fence.

At the end of "Normal", Abe holds his arms out and hangs his head, alluding to the crucifixion of Jesus. While he does this, the beams from the sun shine from behind his head, looking like an aureola, which is often portrayed in pictures of Jesus.

When Abe got high on raisins, he grew his hair out, and wore a long, white robe.

Also during "Higher and Higher", Abe includes the lyric. "Raisins are from Heaven. Now we're raising Hell." This can be attached to the Heaven and Hell of Christianity.

When Abe reaches the top of the fence, he makes the same position and symbolism as he did at the end of "Normal", with the red sun, shining behind his head again.

While Abe was in said crucifixion position, Principal Scudworth whips him, like how the Romans did to Jesus, when he was crucified.

Abe's encounter with the Original Abraham Lincoln is an obvious stand in for Jesus Christ in heaven, talking with God. Abraham and Abe's indirect father and son relationship, counterparts that of God and Jesus'. Abraham is also sitting on a heavenly throne, with angels surrounding him.

Abe's goal is to lead his followers to "redemption", by word of his father.

Joan of Arc appears at the end of the song, "My Son", and a subliminal message portrays her as Mary Magdeline. Abe and Joan's relationship mirrors Jesus and Mary's, with their friendship and untouched upon romantic tension, coming from Mary.

Abe hit his head on a rock, which knocked him out, and sent him to heaven. This can easily be considered either a death or a knock out, strongly alluding to his death. Abe came back to life afterwards, referencing to the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

When Abe wakes up from his death/coma, he says he looks like a jackass in his new outfit, basically saying that Jesus is a jackass.

Ironically, Jesús Cristo, the actual clone of Jesus Christ has no association with this.

In reference to the common instances of backmasking in several rock albums of the 60's and 70's, this episode contains a bunch of subliminal messages.

At the very start of the episode, a picture flashes on screen, depicting DNA Dan next to a phonograph, with a speech bubble, reading "Let's go to the dark side!"

Cleo's first puff of smoke forms the shape of the word "Sex" just before deteriorating.

At the beginning of the second act, when the "Clone High" title shows up, an anthropomorphic raisin smoking an odd, censored out substance flashes on screen.

During The Pusher's song, the second time The Pusher's face disappears, the words "Smoke Raisins" appear in the smoke, just before deteriorating.

When Principal Scudworth first speaks at the P.T.A. meeting, a message shows up, reading "Scudworth is your favorite character."

Cleo and Abe sit on the roof and for a flash second, they appear completely naked.

JFK talks backwards, after crashing through the skylight. What he says in reverse is "I am talking backwards and telling you to watch Clone High and for us to get an Emmy. I'm saying that backwards ... cuz it's sneaky."

When JFK is in his wheelchair during "Higher" the message "I Buried Ponce" flashes for a single frame.

When Joan sings at the end of the song, My Son, a single frame shows Joan wearing the head dress of Mary Magdalene in a backdrop of the sun, while she puts her hands together and prays.

At the end of the episode in the last scene (right before the Clone High Screen) with the Dragon there is another message for one frame "For More Information About Raisins Consult Your Local Library"

Some of the code names for raisins are references. "La Uva Loca" is Spanish for "Crazy Grape" and "California's Finest". is a reference to the claymation TV show and their eponymous fictional rhythm and blues band, The California Raisins.

"Mud Dance Gravy Trance" is essentially a rewrite of "Incense and Peppermints" by Strawberry Alarm Clock

During "I'm the Pusher", Abe's Parents appear, with the father holding a pitchfork. The two are holding bland and stoic expressions. This is modeled after the famous painting, American Gothic.